President Trump Confirms 1st U.S. Coronavirus Death; U.S. Heightens Travel Warnings
Posted on AllSides February 29th, 2020
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A person in Washington state has died of the new coronavirus, President Trump confirmed Saturday. The fatality marks the first reported death from the virus in the United States.
The patient who died was a man in his 50s with underlying medical conditions, according to Washington state health officials.
Also at the press conference, Vice President Pence, who has been put in charge of the country's coronavirus response, announced that the U.S. would elevate an advisory to Americans to not travel to highly affected parts of Italy and South Korea....